disappointed
part of speech
adjective (disappointed; more disappointed, most disappointed); verb form (past of «disappoint»)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sad because something you hoped for did not happen, or was not as good as you expected. tree →
2) (verb form) Made someone feel this way: «the film disappointed me». tree →
sense in the lessons
In lessons about feelings, being disappointed is normal: losing a game, a party cancelled, a bad mark. Children learn to name the feeling and cope with it — talk about it, try again. In stories it shows a character's hopes failing. Phrases: «disappointed in someone», «disappointed with something», «disappointed that…».
examples
- I was disappointed when the trip was cancelled. tree →
- She felt disappointed that she didn't win. tree →
- Mum was disappointed in me for lying. tree →
- We were disappointed with the rainy weather at the beach. tree →
- It's okay to feel disappointed; try again next time. tree →
- The ending of the book disappointed me. tree →
- He looked disappointed when the shop was out of ice cream. tree →
note
Spelling: one «s», two «p»s: dis-a-ppointed. «Disappointed» describes how you feel; «disappointing» describes the thing that causes it: «a disappointing match» makes you «disappointed». «Disappointed in» a person; «disappointed with/by» a thing.
In the corpora
- Saying you are disappointed helps, and planning for the next chance helps more.
- Adverts are made to make people want things, and people often feel disappointed when the real thing arrives.
- The teacher was disappointed in Ben too.
- Then she misses her mate's party because she has to mind the boys, and she's gutted (very disappointed).
- Mum puts her arm round him: «His loss, love.» Corey is gutted (very, very disappointed).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «disappointed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.